2 killed, 4 people hurt in city shootings

Two men are dead and four other men were injured in separate shootings in the city Saturday night into Sunday morning, police said.

The 18-year-old was pronounced dead after being shot about 5:10 p.m. Saturday in the Burnside neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said. The shooting happened on the 800 block of East 87th Place, said Chicago Police Department news affairs Officer Veejay Zala.

The victim was shot in the head on the sidewalk, Zala said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man was later identified as Johnathan Cartwright, 18, of an unknown address. He was pronounced dead at 5:40 p.m. Saturday on the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

About 7:34 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in the head in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood in the 1600 block of North Tripp Avenue, said Zala.

Police said the man was standing in a group when he became involved in an argument with another man who pulled out a gun and shot him in his head.

The man was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:22 p.m. Sunday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office and police.

He was identified as Rogelio Margil, of the 1400 block of North Kildare Avenue, according to the medical examiner's office.

At 4:30 a.m. Sunday, a 33-year-old man was shot in the 12200 block of South Halsted Street in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side and a 23-year-old was shot in the 1600 block of North Elston Avenue in the North Branch industrial corridor on the North Side.

The 33-year-old man was approached by another man who started shooting, according to news affairs Officer Jose Estrada. The victim was shot in both legs and in the abdomen, and was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, Estrada said. No one is in custody. Area South detectives are investigating.

The 23-year-old walked into West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park with gunshot wounds to the right thigh and left ankle, Estrada said; he is in good condition. He was shot by someone inside a black SUV. No one is in custody and Area North detectives are investigating.

A 28-year-old man was wounded around 11:45 p.m. Saturday in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, said news affairs Officer Hector Alfaro.

The victim was a passenger in a car going west on West Chicago Avenue near the 800 block of North Latrobe Avenue when he heard gunshots and felt pain, Alfaro said. He was shot in the right thigh and was taken to West Suburban Medical Center, where his condition stabilized, Alfaro said.

About half a mile away, a 19-year-old man was shot about 10:55 p.m. Saturday in the South Austin neighborhood, Alfaro said. The victim was in the 400 block of North Laramie Avenue when two males walked up and fired shots, Alfaro said.

The victim was shot in the buttocks and suffered a graze wound to his right leg. He was taken by friends to West Suburban Medical Center where his condition stabilized, Alfaro said.